#listen idk wtf ship name y'all've settled on

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Mean gills with ‘I’m going to kill you’ and ‘I’m not afraid to die’

“I’m going to kill you.”

He doesn’t mean to say it. There are so few people left, Martyn knows he can’t afford to push Scott away from him yet. This isn’t the time—it’s ticking down he can Hear the seconds running out why is it so hard to breathe—but Scott doesn’t even have the decency to look surprised.

“I’m not afraid to die,” Scott says. He’s staring—up, up, up—with a smile on his face. “Not if it’s you.”

“Scott—”

“Did you know I won once?” Scott says it so casually, but Martyn can Hear the truth of the statement in the steady, unwavering beat of Scott’s heart. “Be boring to win again.”

There’s a long silence before Scott turns to him, grinning, eyes gleaming with a familiar desire for chaos. He looks dangerous. Not for the first time, Martyn is relieved to have Scott on his side.

“Someone has to win—might as well be you, right?”

“Might as well be me,” Martyn echoes.